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2007 Annual Report 2007 By The Numbers

MEI Adjunct Scholar 200 million George Harris the potential global speaks to a radio audience reached by audience in Raleigh, North Carolina. MEI through TV appearances and print and online citations.

A panel discussion at MEI’s 2007 Annual 600 Conference. record attendance at MEI’s 2007 Annual Conference.

Department of Lan- guages and Regional Studies Chairman Over 900 Shukri Abed teaches an Arabic course at students registered for MEI’s MEI. languages and regional studies classes.

The Middle East Journal staff works on an issue Every 10 minutes of MEJ. someone in the world down- loaded and read an article from MEJ.

MEI Librarian Simon Braune mans the 4x circulation desk at in-house usage of the George the George Camp Camp Keiser Library quadru- Keiser Library. pled. Letter from the President

Since its founding in 1946, the Middle East Institute (MEI) has pursued its mission to “promote knowledge of the Middle East in America and strengthen understanding of the United States by the peoples and governments of the region.” The need for MEI is greater than ever. And, so is our impact.

MEI strives to promote mutual respect through knowledge and understanding. MEI’s goal is to expand the dialogue and expose Washington- based opinion leaders to authentic voices from the region itself. To accomplish this, we brought newsmakers and prominent experts from the region and Europe. This successful formula has become the model for future MEI events.

Embracing new technologies helps broaden our “vir- tual” audience. But it often is difficult to sift through the bias and inaccuracies of thousands of ideas that bom- bard us daily on the Internet. MEI’s constantly updated website now features program podcasts and a wealth of substantive writings that serve as a reliable and trust- worthy resource for researchers, students, media, busi- ness executives and policy-makers around the world.

MEI President Wendy Chamberlin speaks at MEI contributes to educating the next generation of an MEI conference. (Photo © Suzanne Mazer) Middle East experts through our publications, library, internships and language training. MEI focuses on widen- ing the audience for our valued resources through off-site language training classes, media outreach and increased online access to our library’s vast resources and the rich 60-year archive of our prestigious Middle East Journal.

MEI is a modest-sized, non-profit organization with a current cash operat- ing budget of $2.4 million and a net asset value of $4.3 million. The scope of our work relies on the generosity of our donors, grants and membership. In a highly competitive environment, we recognize that donors want to see the impact of programs as a basis for their contributions. Our new fundraising strategy highlights our revitalized approach to project-oriented investments.

In 2007, MEI expanded its corporate donor revenue by 15%, which en- abled us to achieve some of our goals for the year. But there is still much more we can accomplish. Our 2008 objectives are ambitious. Achieving them will depend in large part on contributions from those who share our belief that America’s knowledge of the Middle East is a vital key to building secure and mutually beneficial relations.

Wendy Chamberlin President 1 MEI’s Impact in 2007

MEI’s Reach

For more than 60 years, MEI has pursued its mission and developed a well-deserved reputation for expertise and balanced analysis. The need for what we offer has never been greater — nor has our impact.

• Our scholars are frequently sought by the media for their expertise and balanced analysis. Reporters appreciate their rapid response, especially during breaking news events, and rely on them to provide accurate information at times of crisis when bias and exaggeration cloud realities. The 24/7 availability of the Communications Department to field media que- ries and coordinate our experts’ responses has provided added value to MEI’s media relations. MEI was cited more than 2,000 times in leading publications in the US, Europe and the Middle East — a 10% increase over the previous year.

• In the hours after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December, for example, MEI analysts ably responded to dozens of interview requests, including ABC, CBS, CBC, CNN, NPR, NBC, AP TV, Bloomberg TV, Fox News, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Kiplingers’ Re- port, Harper’s, The New York Times, The Washington Post, McClatchy News Service, as well as regional US radio networks and international publications from Spain, Japan, Britain and South America. The Washington Post also asked MEI President Wendy Chamberlin for an op-ed looking at the future of Pakistani politics.

• During the year, MEI and its scholars were cited in a variety of US and international media outlets, including Al-Jazeera, Associated Press (reproduced in more newspapers around the globe), BBC, Bloomberg, CBC-TV, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, CNN, Forbes, The Daily Star, The Guardian, Haaretz, Jewish Weekly, The Jeru- salem Post, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, The Nation, The New York Times, Newsweek, NPR, Radio Free Europe, Reuters, Time, Voice of America, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, various Pakistan-based blogs and publications, US News & World Report, USA Today, McClatchy News Service publications, Cox Newspapers, San Francisco Chronicle, Qatar News Agency, The National of Abu Dhabi and many others. Based on circulation statistics, MEI reached a potential global audience of roughly 200 million via TV appearances, print and online citations.

• In-house usage of the George Camp Keiser Library quadrupled, and circulation nearly doubled. 2 • In 2007, every 10 minutes, someone in the world electronically accessed and read an article from The Middle East Journal. Online access to MEJ grew 15% since 2005. The expanded online presence helped MEJ’s reader- ship grow to more than 55,000 (estimated).

• Two-thirds of US colleges and universities subscribed to MEJ.

• More than 900 language students of all ages came to MEI in 2007 to learn Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish, both in traditional weeknight classes and in MEI’s new intensive weekend courses. MEI offered five new intensive weekend courses in Farsi and Arabic in 2007.

• MEI’s 61st annual conference, held in November, set an attendance record, with more than 600 attendees. It featured seven speakers from the region and another, Tariq Ramadan, via videocon- ference from London.

• More than 315 students applied for 60 positions in our highly competitive internship program, a 15% increase in applicants since 2005. Facilitate

MEI is a catalyst for dialogue, exposing different communities to diverse ideas.

A priority in 2007 was to expand the ways we could provide a forum for civilized debate to ensure that the American public and decision-makers have a sound basis for making informed decisions.

Conferences and Programs

MEI organized numerous programs in 2007 to deal with current events and the complex issues of the region, ranging from book launches to policy presentations by newsmakers and a special Cultural Series in MEI’s Is- lamic Garden.

• In 2007, MEI organized 42 events and two major conferences featuring noted speakers from across the US and MEI’s Summer Garden Cultural Series attracted some 600 attendees who enjoyed the region. the cultural diversity of the Middle East.

MEI Scholars

Our experts, with decades of experience in the region, help facilitate dia- 3 logue through the media by providing informed and balanced commentary.

• In 2007, MEI scholars were cited more than 2,000 times in print and broadcast media and blogs wordwide and spoke to audiences in more than 25 US cities.

• In a constant effort to strengthen the depth and breadth of our expertise, in 2007 MEI added new scholars on Turkey, the Arab-Israeli peace process, North Africa and Sudan.

The Middle East Journal

• MEJ marked its 60th anniversary in 2007 with a conference at the Library of Congress, co-hosted by the Library’s Near East and Africa division. The discussions looked back through MEJ’s history and ahead toward the future. The Journal is America’s oldest peer-reviewed journal dealing with the contemporary Middle East and has been mandatory reading for area specialists since its first issue.

• Through new technologies, MEJ expanded its reach and visibility. MEJ signed distribution agreements with JSTOR and EBSCO, both subscrip- tion-based electronic distributors of academic journals. This will vastly increase our online presence, which has already increased since 2005. MEJ also signed an agreement with CrossRef, which electronically links other articles citing MEJ back to the Journal. CrossRef connects our archive with the greater body of scholarly literature available on the web.

• MEJ has become a more attractive vehicle for advertisers. In 2007, we set a record for advertising revenues, exceeding the 2006 high mark by 20%.

• The Journal expanded its Resource Series CD program, launched in 2006, to include more countries and issues. The CDs cover everything from Political Islam to Nuclear Proliferation to Women in the Middle East and include Journal articles, Commentaries, Policy Briefs and other MEI publications.

• The Journal’s overseas visibility was enhanced through a special donation of 25,000 back issues to under-funded libraries in Iraq, Morocco, Egypt and Pakistan. The donation helped build these libraries’ English language research collections while expanding our footprint in the Middle East.

4 • MEI transformed our membership newsletter, the MEI Bulletin, into an electronic edition with more timely and original articles, interviews and color photos. The new format better reflects MEI’s new dynamism.

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As part of our educational outreach, MEI expanded and enhanced the content available on our website. It is MEI’s objective to become the go-to portal for accurate information and balanced analysis on the region.

• We launched three new online publications, writ- ten by MEI scholars and outside experts: Policy Briefs (in-depth analyses with policy relevance); Viewpoints (moderated dialogues between two or more experts expressing opposing or differing points of view); and Encounters (short narratives or vignettes on the Middle East). The new publications join MEI’s popular Com- mentaries (analyses of current events).

• Program podcasts and RSS feeds of MEI activities are now available on our website, along with event summaries and transcripts.

• Wireless Internet access is now available throughout our facilities for library patrons, language students, program attendees and MEI staff and interns.

• Videoconferencing hardware and capabilities have been upgraded to en- able bringing different people and perspectives together, even if they are physically distant. Educate MEI believes educated citizens will demand constructive policies that build lasting relationships between the United States and the Middle East.

Already an accredited education institute, in 2007 MEI became a more dynamic and vital educational center, both in Washington, DC and beyond the beltway. Through new projects and innovations in our publications, a language training program and the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, we continued to contribute to the education of the next generation of Middle East experts.

Department of Languages and Regional Studies

MEI launched several initiatives in 2007, in addition to its robust and well- respected language courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Turkish. 5 MEI: Outside the Beltway and Beyond the Borders

200,000,000 the potential global audience reached by MEI in 2007 through TV appearances and print and online citations. 6 MEI: Outside the Beltway and Beyond the Borders

More than 80 countries where The Middle East Journal subscribers live.

7 • In 2007, MEI taught 936 students in classes with an average size of seven students. This class size ensured that students received personalized instruction and learned lasting language skills.

• The Language Department negotiated contracts with non-profit and government organizations to franchise MEI language programs using the organizations’ facilities.

• In September, MEI signed a contract with the Quanti- co Office of Naval Intelligence to teach Arabic, which already has provided extremely positive feedback on the program.

• MEI also expanded its language program with five intensive weekend courses in Farsi and Arabic to provide language training in a quick, yet thorough, format.

The George Camp Keiser Library

The Library is the intellectual cornerstone of MEI, housing one of the most comprehensive Middle East collections in Washington, DC. More than 25,000 books, 300 periodicals and a large collection of CDs and DVDs are accessible to students, researchers and the general public. MEI aims to expand access to a global audience through distribution initiatives.

• The digitization of library materials began in 2007 and will continue to expand in 2008.

• The library posted three new research guides on its website in 2007: Women in the Middle East and the Muslim World; Pakistan: A Re- source Guide and Gulf Security Issues: A Resource Guide. More are be- ing prepared and will be launched throughout 2008.

Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

SQCC completed its second full year of operation and expanded its educational and cultural programming. SQCC increased the number of cultural and educational programs and expanded its audience beyond the Beltway.

• SQCC joined with the Smithsonian Institution to host the “Encompass- ing the Globe” exhibit at the Sackler Gallery, which attracted some 340,000 visitors from the US and abroad. His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq traveled from Oman and spoke at the opening gala for the exhibition. • SQCC sponsored Omani and American teacher-demonstrators for the 8 Sackler’s ImaginAsia educational programs targeted to families and teachers. This included sessions on “The Lure of Spices” and “Calligraphy of the Islamic World.”

• SQCC organized a slide show lecture on the “The Craft Heritage of Oman” in the Sackler’s main auditorium. This was also the site for the capstone SQCC event, a lecture by Omani speaker Dr. Ibrahim Yahya al-Busaidi, an expert on the political, economic and cultural aspects of the Portuguese presence on the Omani coast in the 16th and 17th centuries.

• MEI hosted an American tour for Oman’s leading film director, Dr. Khalid al-Zadjali, and its leading calligrapher, Sami Zain Al-Ghawi. Dr. Al-Zadjali directed Oman’s first feature film, Al Boum. He participated in the Arabian Sights Film Festival in Washington, DC, where the film made its US debut. Dr. Zadjali showed his film and participated in discussions at the University of Arizona, Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Cal- ligrapher Sami Zain Al-Ghawi held demonstrations at the annual Mosaic Foundation Bazaar, the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Trinity College and the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.

• SQCC continued to develop its user-friendly website, www.sqcc.org, which serves as a portal to cultural and historical information about Oman and the Gulf region. It includes country facts and figures, suggested read- ings and transcripts from Summer Institute speakers, lesson plans for teachers, student-oriented material and information about SQCC programs.

The MEI Internship Program

MEI has long had an excellent reputation for nurturing aspiring policy-makers and scholars. In 2007, our interns were assigned to MEI’s various departments: Publica- tions, Communications, Programs, Adjunct Scholars, the Library and Development. They researched Middle East issues, helped to organize the annual conference, provided logistical support to the Institute and wrote briefs to summarize MEI events.

• We received 315 applications for 60 places, making MEI internships among the most coveted and competitive in Washington, DC.

• We sought to create a more dynamic and innovative face for the program, to make it a strong Washington pres- 9 ence for youth and develop the next generation of Middle East leaders and policy-makers.

• Interns participated in the Intern Development Series (IDS) which took them to Al-Jazeera, the Freer and Sackler galleries, National Geographic and Refugees International. Interns also met with intelligence experts, academics, NGO employees and professionals from the State and Defense Departments.

• We hosted more than 150 Washington interns (from Capitol Hill, the Brookings Institution, the American Enterprise Institute, the Hudson In- stitute, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and many other organizations) in the Middle East Institute’s Islamic Garden, establishing MEI as a center for exchange among aspiring leaders. We held a casual job fair, called “What’s Next,” where representatives from various professions could mingle and chat with interns from MEI and other organizations in an informal atmosphere.

• A special dialogue for Wash- ington interns was held in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill to focus on the Is- raeli-Palestinian conflict. This encouraged many of the city’s interns to attend MEI’s regu- lar programming. Some joined MEI and signed up for language courses. MEI interns at an MEI-sponsored, intern-only event on Capitol Hill. • MEI’s 60 interns in 2007 have gone on to dynamic jobs at organizations such as Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights Development and Peace, Saudi Aramco, Amideast, International Research & Exchange, Moroccan American Cultural Center and Humanities Council of Washington, DC.

• A number of our 2007 intern alumni have been awarded competitive fel- lowships, including a Rotary Fellowship to Jordan to study Arabic; a Ful- bright to Syria to research Iraqi refugees; a Fulbright to Kuwait to research the monarchy and Islam; and a Princeton in Asia Fellowship to teach in Mongolia.

10 Funding: A New Approach Sustainable Fundraising

In an increasingly competitive funding environment, the Middle East Insti- tute recognizes that our corporate partners and contributors expect value and impact from their support. MEI has remodeled its fundraising approach to meet their needs and ensure the success of our future endeavors.

This method proved highly successful in FY 2007 and involved partner- specific projects with measured impact.

How Does MEI Use Contributions?

For every dollar that MEI raises, 83 cents is allocated back to programming and services. This enables MEI to host world-class events and invite experts from around the globe on subjects critical to today’s Middle East. MEI provides a forum for a wide range of views — from MEI briefings in the halls of Congress, where the late Benazir Bhutto pushed for democracy in Pakistan, to the National Press Club where the controversial Tariq Ra- madan captivated and challenged the audience via a video link.

• In FY 2007, MEI raised $1,448,611.17 in contributions, an increase of 2.1% from FY 2006.

• MEI expanded its corporate donor revenue in FY 2007 by 15% from the previous year. Increasing the corporate donor base enables MEI to achieve its strategic goals and plan for the future.

• The increased recognition and appreciation of MEI’s mission has been reflected in the rapidly expanding corporate support from within the region itself.

Thanks to committed donors, MEI remains unparalleled when it comes to providing balanced yet critical analysis of regional issues.

11 Donors

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Occidental Petroleum Shell Corporation Valmont Industries Chevron The Olayan Group ConocoPhillips Rawabi Holding Company ExxonMobil Riyad Bank FOUNDATIONS Raytheon Sedco Services, Inc. Saudi Aramco Valmont Industries The Cleveland H. Dodge Shell Washington Analysis Corpora- Foundation tion ExxonMobil Foundation Foundation for Middle East Peace DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Joukowsky Family Foundation SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORS Lakeside Foundation American Science and Engineering, Inc. Arab Banking Corporation Bank of Sharjah BAE Systems, Land & BENEFACTORS BP Armaments The Coca-Cola Company BP Lois Critchfield Dar Al-Handasah Cadmus Corporations Anne B. Keiser Dutco Group The Carlyle Group Diwan of Royal Court of the DynCorp International The Coca-Cola Company Sultanate of Oman E.A. Juffali & Brothers C-COM Corporation The Royal Embassy of Saudi Japan Bank for International Chevron Arabia Cooperation College of William and Mary Saudi Aramco Lockheed Martin DynCorp International US-Emirates Alliance The National Bank of Dubai Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain Embassy of the Libyan Arab PATRON MEMBERS STANDARD CORPORATE Jamahiriya Embassy of the People’s Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi Abdullah Bugshan & Bros. Democratic Republic of Algeria Bahçesehir University Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Embassy of the State of Kuwait Joseph Brand Arab Banking Corporation Embassy of the State of Qatar Sandra L. Charles Aygaz A.S. Buyukdere Embassy of the Sultanate Wendy Chamberlin BAE Systems, Land & of Oman Lois Critchfield Armaments Embassy of the United Arab The Eurasia Foundation Baker Hughes Emirates Gary R. Feulner Concord International Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hani Findakly Investments ExxonMobil Wyche Fowler, Jr. Fluor Fluor H.P. Goldfield GE Asset Management Foundation for Middle East Peace Norbert Goldfield General Dynamics General Dynamics George Hoguet General Motors General Motors James K. Holman Gulf International Bank The Green Book Center Randa Fahmy Hudome Hess Companies Gulf International Bank BSC Moroccan-American Cultural Hunt Oil Company Hunt Oil Company Center JETRO Northrop Grumman David & Rosamond Mack Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Raytheon Paul B. Martin USA, Inc. The Royal Embassy of Saudi Robert J. McGinn Marathon Oil Company Arabia Tom Oku The McGraw-Hill Companies Royal Norwegian Embassy Robert H. Pelletreau Northrop Grumman Saudi Aramco Rouhallah K. Ramazani 12 William A. Reinsch Jane Hart Susan Bastress Stanley Weiss Colbert C. Held Anne Boardman Les Janka Carl L. Brown Parker T. Jones Richard A. Debs SUSTAINING MEMBERS Michael Kauffman Joseph Englehardt Robert V. Keeley Gary R. Feulner Teymour Alireza John Kincannon Hani Findakly Susan Ashcom William Kirby Evan Fotos Graeme Bannerman Bernard L. Krawczyk Wyche Fowler, Jr. Elliot R. Cattarulla Daniel Kux Behrooz Hadavi Thomas E. Davies Molly Langer Holsey G. Handyside Roderick S. French Jan & Lois Mares George Hoguet E. Thomas Greene Phebe Ann Marr Edwin J. Howe Hirohide Hirai Elizabeth McKune Alpheus W. Jessup Jean-Louis Imhoff Karen Millslagle Jan & Lois Mares Allen Keiswetter Geoffrey Milton John Kincannon William W. Lehfeldt John L. Moore Richard & Anne Murphy Stephen F. Lintner Terry Morgan Robert H. Pelletreau George Cranwell Montgomery David Nalle James Placke Christopher W. Murray Robert B. Newman Leila D.J. Poullada David Newton Randolph B. Old Henry Precht Phyllis E. Oakley Philip C. Olsson Marion Sanger Betty Sams Marina Ottaway William Stoltzfus, Jr. Michael Sterner James Placke Roscoe S. Suddarth Michael H. Van Dusen John W. Poole, Jr. Michael T. Thomas Philip C. Wilcox, Jr. Alfred Prados Guenther Wilhelm William B. Quandt Masayuki Yokoyama John B. Root I. William Zartman Stanley Roth CONTRIBUTORS Lita Zaso-Bechara Marion Sanger SUPPORTING THE Harold Saunders HERMANN F. EILTS Stanley Sheinbaum MEMORIAL ISSUE Nijyar Shemdin CONTRIBUTING Roscoe S. Suddarth Anonymous MEMBERS Qubad Talabany Jane Hart Patrick N. Theros Melinda Kimble Odeh F. Aburdene Lawrence D. Thompson Lady Ghislaine Morris James Elmer Akins Rodney D. Tomlinson James H. Noyes Susan Ball Lawrence R. Velte Roby C. Barrett Edward S. Walker, Jr. Barbara Bodine Brooks Wrampelmeier John Bradley Frances D. Cook Daniel Crosby END-OF-YEAR DONORS Charles Daris Philip Dale Dean, Jr. The following contributions are Helen Brew Eilts for the general fund, except when Benedict F. Fitzgerald indicated. Edward M. Gabriel Barbara Gottschalk Henri Barkey Hurst K. Groves Roby C. Barrett 13 Financial Statement

December 31, 2007 and 2006 2007 2006 ASSETS

Current Assets Cash and cash equivalent $1,054,496 $1,206,679 Board designated cash 144,820 81,958 Total cash and cash equivalents 1,199,316 1,288,637 Certificate of deposit 106,986 101,804 Accounts receivable 4,543 18,290 Prepaid expenses 37,859 46,686 Total current assets 1,348,704 1,455,417

Property and Equipment Property and equipment, net 898,290 805,096

Other Assets Investments 2,295,263 2,005,165 Security deposit 200 12,000 Total other assets 2,295,463 2,017,165

Total Assets $4,542,457 $4,277,678

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Current Liabilities Accounts payable $32,351 $23,956 Accrued expenses 69,772 103,776 Deferred revenue 141,849 152,044 Total current liabilities 243,972 279,776

Net Assets Unrestricted net assets Undesignated 1,536,984 1,674,262 Board designated 2,440,083 2,087,123 Total unrestricted net asssets 3,977,067 3,761,385 Temporarily restricted net assets 321,418 236,517 Total net assets 4,298,485 3,997,902

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $4,542,457 $4,277,678

14 BOARD OF PAST CHIEF Bernard Reich GOVERNORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Sabri Sayari Gary Sick Wyche Fowler, Jr., Edward S. Walker Barbara Slavin Chairman 2001-2006 Barbara Stowasser Wendy Chamberlin, Roscoe S. Suddarth, 1995-2001 MEMBER EMERITUS President of MEI † and ex-officio Robert V. Keeley, George N. Attiyeh Member of the Board 1990-1995 † LIBRARY COMMITTEE David Mack, Lucius D. Battle , 1986- Vice President 1990 of MEI and ex-officio L. Dean Brown, 1975- Ruth Baacke 1986 Susan Ball Member of the Board † Kelly A.S. Davies, Lucius D. Battle , 1973- Betsy Folkins Secretary of the Board 1975 Anne B. Keiser Parker T. Hart, 1969- Thomas W. Lippman Harry Alverson 1973 David Mack Susan Bastress Raymond A. Hare, Chris Murphy David Bosch 1966-1968 Richard B. Parker Joseph L. Brand Kermit Roosevelt, Milton Viorst Lois Critchfield 1964-1966 Joseph Englehart James Terry Duce, John L. Esposito 1960-1963 Jose W. Fernandez Bayard Dodge, 1960 Hani Findakly Edwin M. Wright, H. P. Goldfield 1959-1960 George Hall Angus Sinclair, 1958 Joseph G. Hall Edwin M. Wright, George Hoguet 1956-1957 James K. Holman George Camp Keiser, Anne B. Keiser 1946-1956 Kay Larcom Paul Martin THE MIDDLE EAST Thomas E. Meurer JOURNAL BOARD OF Phyllis E. Oakley ADVISORY EDITORS Laura Osman Robert H. Pelletreau William A. Reinsch Jon Alterman Michael Sterner Muriel A. Atkin William H. Webster Shaul Bakhash Oliver Zandona Henri Barkey Abbas F. Zuaiter Helena Cobban Mary-Jane Deeb MEMBERS EMERITI Graham E. Fuller Edmund Ghareeb Lucius D. Battle† Phebe Marr Charles W. Hostler John Moore Dayton S. Mak Jean C. Newsom Richard B. Parker Richard B. Parker Rouhollah K. Ramazani Don Peretz Roscoe S. Suddarth R.K. Ramazani 15 STAFF AS OF DECEMBER 2007

EXECUTIVE AND LANGUAGES AND Regional Studies: ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL STUDIES Paul Scham

Wendy Chamberlin, Shukri Abed, Chairman President Farinaz Firouzi, PROGRAMS David Mack, Language Officer (CONFERENCES AND Vice President Kelly Parpovic, SEMINARS) Alix H. Kauffman, Language Assistant Vice President for J.F. Hulston, Administration Deputy Director BJ Kang, INSTRUCTORS Controller Kelly Davies, Arabic: COMMUNICATIONS Director of Development Samir Abdel-Latif AND OUTREACH Setara Ahmad, Atef Abdelmalak Development and Shukri Abed Laurie Kassman, Executive Assistant Ishmael Aja Director Howard Fleming, Mike Bland Stephanie Richardson, Director of Information Mohamed Gorram Communications and Technology Noureddine Jebnoun Outreach Officer Brad Weikel, Yehia Mohamed Webmaster Nicole Petsel Roy Dunn, Nawar Saddi SQCC General Services Loubna Salagh-Massey Officer Awatef Samaan Elizabeth McKune, Arwa Sawan Executive Director Leila Tarazi Mubarak Al Busaidi PUBLICATIONS Jennifer Tobkin Deputy Director Paul Wulfsberg (Muscat) Julie Younes Michael Collins Dunn, Assistant to the Editor Hebrew: Director Adam Mendelson, Managing Editor Shira Efron John Calabrese, Joshua Goodman Book Review Editor Naomi S. Stone, Persian: New Staff as of April 2008 Assistant Editor Nancy C. Wood, Beeta Beladi Publications Assistant Farinaz Firouzi Dr. Michael Ryan, Lisa Jacqueline Barr, Mehrdad Froozan Vice President Circulation Assistant Houman Fathi Seyson Alexia von Lipsey, Executive Director, Programs and Strategy Turkish: Chad Hope, LIBRARY Program Officer, SQCC Esra Oden Helen Welch, Muge Oruc Language Assistant Simon Braune, Librarian 16 Mission Statement

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